Seller has health issues and wants to unload some of his investments. 

It increases your SS for the rest of your life, so the goal should not be to avoid it....not a bad deal if your are in good health.

In CA, you are legally required to accept the first qualified applicant.The 2+1 rule will generally keep you in compliance in CAHUD is 2 per  bedroomThe federal health department is a bit more complicated.Last time I checked it was 70sqft for 2people and then 50sqft per additional person  (Do not count bathrooms and hallways)

Then if they are seeing that the roach problem is not going away due to the tenant not following through with their end of the bargain I give start giving lease violations for "effecting the health and safety" of other tenants because you are now making your problem their problem :) Hope that helps! 

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You’ll notice that almost anyone who claims otherwise makes their living by doing so.One cheap alternative if you really insist on buying this (again, for reasons other than health): buy term life insurance and then take the money you have left over and buy an insured, zero-coupon tax-exempt bond.  

My second question is, what does everyone do for health insurance?

That the property is about to go to a Tax sale foreclosure auction, back taxes dues and increasing each month are over $8k and the widow would probably clear less than $25k.If the kids(four of them) insist on a share of that money from an 80+ year old widow with health problems, well, then they are just selfish.

. :)I think you'll be surprised by all the features Buildium has to offer -- keep good books in the system - it will make it very easy to know the financial health of your investment and track where all the money goes.  

I sometimes forget not everywhere is like where I live and invest where I can walk into City Hall and say hi to the Mayor and talk to the chief assessor and the board of health and go see the building inspector all within about 15 minutes and Im on my way.